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Status Report

May 2014 for June Meeting 2014

South Shore SchoolsPlus

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General and Facilitator

See GPS Newsletter attached at end

TRAINING During May , outreach and facilitator were fortunate to receive the following workshops and training:

GoTo training

Guidance conference

May 2 ‐ Greg Church RCMP screening tool around youth intervention

and diversion.

Youth Advisory Committee

On 11 June the YAC hosted the Lt. Gov., who came to Bridgewater to view the work of the youth and to officially present the Lt. Gov. citizenship award for respectful citizenship. Youth made very interesting presentations and arranged a lovely event. On May 26 SchoolsPlus and RCMP accompanied youth the Mount Saint Vincent University, where they enjoyed a luncheon with Ministers and were honored with other youth for their receipt of the Minister’s Award for Crime Prevention. 26 May Our Youth Advisory Committee (Lun Co., RCMP and SchoolsPlus) continue work with Candace Ellicott professional designer, artist, author, NSCAD professor, and entrepreneur. Candace is supporting youth in developing awareness messages around substance use, violence, and sexual harassment and abuse prevention. Seen here is the first of three workshops that will take place to prepare the youth for materials that they will distribute at the Big Ex booth this year.

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Name the Shame Project

Name the Shame has been supporting the work of the Youth Advisory, above. Messaging and information around substance abuse, violence, and sexual harassment and assault. We have arranged for youth to have a booth at the Big Ex this summer. We hosted our annual GPS camp (Girls’ Power and Strength) at Brigadoon (see newsletter at end), on 21, 22, and 23 May. Our boys’ OTG (Off the Grid) camp will be in September at Brigadoon. Issues supporting prevention of harassment and abuse will be workshopped, along with other fun and learning activities. Please see the schedule attached on last page. We have received funding to support another year’s activities from Crime Prevention NS!

Baby Sitting Canada Safety Council

Shirley Burris and Ryan Sperry completed the Canada Safety Council Babysitting course with Grade 5/6 students from Peter Millett’s class at New Ross. SchoolsPlus supported the program,

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instructed, provided the materials, and presented the youth with kits at end of course. SchoolsPlus arranged for RCMP Constable Glenda Rubia to present an enriched workshop on safety and security following the main course. As well, with the help of Barb Cochrane, SchoolsPlus supported a visit from Claire McNally – her workshop was most inspirational! Barb donated a book about Claire to the class. Thanks Claire and Peter! Claire’s accomplishments are many, most recently as the recipient of the Terry Fox Humanitarian

Scholarship. Claire is also the subject of a book Claire’s Race, by Nancy Wilcox Richards.

South Shore Community Justice

Thanks to SSCJ for their continued fine support. Susan Himmelman, Shirley, and BPD police chief John Collyer have been meeting to plan the founding of a Bridgewater YAC, and to plan supports for substance use and abuse work with parents and teachers at schools. A meeting was held with BJSHS staff 8 May to discuss. An information meeting for students was held with Cst. Jennifer Mason, Shirley Burris, and youth at BJSHS on 15 May. A planning session for youth who agreed to move forward with the advisory will take place 13 June at 2.

Hybrid Hub Model

On 2 May, SchoolsPlus from around the province along with outreach teams attended training offered by Greg Church, RCMP. The Hybrid Hub Model http://thechronicleherald.ca/community/halifax/1212154‐hybrid‐hub‐community‐hubs‐to‐provide‐crime‐prevention‐by‐targeting‐youth‐a was explained and training in the assessment tool was provided. On 17 June, Susan Himmelman is hosting a meeting to discuss the model as it will be serving this area.

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Inter‐agency Meetings

Interagency meeting took place in 27 May – we are sad to see Mary Catherine McDonnell retire, as she will be much missed. Best wishes to her in her retirement. The Bridgewater Interagency took place at BJSHS on 9 May. Queens Interagency took place at DJCWA on 2 June. Thanks to all who worked with us in these meetings this year. Wonderful forward work was able to be accomplished together!

Nova Scotia Transit

Congratulations to the committee of Sarah Haughn at North Queens, and last years’ team at New Germany High, who were invited to speak (on panel) at Transit NS Provincial Conference in Truro on 4 June. The student team developed a survey, with the outreach team, and students from many schools. New Germany students and North Queens’ students collected data to contribute to the question of transit in rural areas on South Shore, and presented this data last year at the conference. The New Germany students have since graduated. The invitation to return was much appreciated, and speaks to the good work, and the credibility of the youths’ efforts. We are proud of them. Thanks to Sarah Haughn for arranging this and for her presentation about SchoolsPlus there as well.

Shirley Caseload

During May, Shirley has been working with students and families to: (Shirley’s caseload consists of out‐of‐school students)

Presented to SSRSB members evening of 28 May – the presentation was well‐received with many good questions.

Accompany YAC to MSVU and to hosting the Lt Gov in Bridgewater, along with RCMP

Attending Sexual Assault Services meetings – currently working on protocols

Facilitate Incredible Years weekly with Dave Brennan

Co‐Facilitate and conclude Canada Safety Council Babysitting course at New Ross for Grade 5/6

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Plan, support and facilitate GPS camp at Brigadoon – our biggest ever!

Support youth and families in emergency and general needs

Supervise and facilitate intakes

So follow‐up and update debriefs with youth

Support youth with home study programs

Support youth with recreational needs

Arranging / participating in roundtables with agencies to collaboratively support families

Support families with financial needs

Support youth in finding homes and medical treatment

Attended RCMP screening tool around youth intervention and diversion (2 May)

Assisted in presentation to provincial workshop May 2 ‐ Halifax

Meeting with organizations and agencies to build capacity and plan collaboration

Participated in GoTo Training

Completing budget reports for grants and for SchoolsPlus

Searching grants for writing applications this summer

Incredible Years Parenting Program

Incredible Years continues at CDES on Thursday afternoons with Dave and Shirley

Upcoming! Upcoming are the following activities:

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‐ Booth at Big Ex has been booked for YAC – plans are to have them take

part in the parade as well. ‐ SchoolsPlus Advisory Committee – developing Absenteeism /

Attendance strategies ‐ Continued Incredible Years ‐ Sponsored youth for Sea School and summer church camps ‐ Arranged Ryan to work additional days over summer to mentor males

in Bridgewater area ‐ June – registration for September Off the Grid boys camp ‐ Summer outings with outreach and facilitator

Programs SchoolsPlus is supporting

‐ After School Programs at New Ross on Monday afternoons, co‐facilitating with New Ross Family Resource Centre

‐ 4‐H programs at Bridgewater Elementary (transportation) in conjunction with Family Support Centre

‐ Dave Brennan, with Jody Conrad and Health Promoting Schools, South Shore, Nova Scotia Health and Wellness are participating in after school activities and outdoor activities at CAMS and FHCS

‐ ASD Parent support group, Queens County ‐ Volcano in My Tummy ‐ CDES ‐ Canada Safety Council Babysitting Course New Ross ‐ Boys’ group at New Ross with Health worker Scott Priske ‐ Incredible Years ‐ Restorative Approaches training and supports ‐ Name the Shame ‐ Workshops Youth Advisory ‐ Transit Association workshops for youth and youth as leaders ‐ GPS ‐ Upcoming summer outings

SchoolsPlus Community Outreach Workers

Paula

In addition to client caseload:

Attended RCMP screening tool around youth intervention and

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Davison diversion (2 May)

Made presentation at SchoolsPlus provincial workshop 2 May.


Restorative Approaches – outreach team as part of FHCS leadership training

Planned for and supported GPS camp Facilitated workshops at GPS camp

Guidance conference GoTo training Parent support sessions with two Moms’ ‐ one at NGES with Pat Wentzell on

Monday mornings and one with a Mom and a Dad separately at WNES on Weds, and BJSHS with the dad on Wed or Thurs.

Also supporting a student during parent visits once a week.

Begun graduate level course in Restorative Approaches. Privacy Workshop

Has been completing intakes and engaging in roundtables

Continues VOICES program at NGRHS on Tuesdays

Boys’ and girls’ groups BES

Exploring options for youth with addictions

Debrief with facilitator re caseload and programs

Meeting with interagency group second Friday of every month at BJSHS

Two students are on reduced programming so SchoolsPlus is doing outside activities with them

Ryan Sperry 60% FTE




Co‐Facilitate Canada Safety Council Babysitting course at New Ross for Grade 5/6

Continued with the boys group Guidance conference

Tennis for after school program

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Badminton for the after school program on Monday's at New Ross. Ran after‐ school groups at New Ross, making paracord survival bracelets. At Chester did a class activity with the grade 3/4 making the bracelets as

well.

Planned for and supported GPS camp.

I took students go karting late May at Kartbahn. Provided gas cards for a family. Started making iMovies with students at schools in the month of May. Finishing up washer toss set that was made with a student.

Mostly one on one time with youth and supporting them at school in any way possible.

Mentoring new work placement intern

Monday’s New Ross – making para‐cord survival bracelets – teaching students to teach other students

Crafts with CDES students Tuesday’s

Volcano in My Tummy – CDES Tuesday’s

Providing transportation to families whenever needed (transporting students and transporting parents who do not have a vehicle to a near‐by location);

Participated in / planned intake meetings

Debrief with Facilitator re caseload and programs

After School Program at New Ross (badminton and tennis for After School group Mondays, and others as time allows after school and noon hours.

New Ross – boys’ group with health, relating to respect and respect to women (Mondays at New Ross)

Meeting with inter‐agency group the second Tuesday of every month at FCHS

Visits at home with clients

Providing meals

Painting the resource room (ongoing) with students / clients at New Ross

Sarah Haughn 50% FTE


Attended RCMP screening tool around youth intervention and

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diversion (2 May)


Being half time, the majority of the month of May was spent at PD (SchoolsPlus Day, Guidance Conference, Go To Training),

prepping for and attending GPS, prepping for and attending the Community Transit NS Conference with

students who presented their work

SchoolsPlus display at Transit conference Planned for and attended GPS camp.

Facilitated workshops at GPS camp. Facilitated intern for shadowing, I am planning for and will be attending the GPS Camp.

Guidance conference GoTo training I will continue to meet with individual students, and both the group of boys

at NQ and girls at GES. Meeting with appropriate persons to align this with food policies

Debrief with facilitator

Dave Brennan




Restorative Approaches – outreach team as part of FHCS leadership training

Guidance conference

Go‐To training

Mentoring new work placement intern

Making Paracord survival bracelets: Mon / Tues FHCS; Wed. at CDES; Fridays at ACES

Making Key fobs for youth entrepreneurial FHCS Mon and Tuesday‐

After School programs FHCS Wednesdays (Open Air Society with Chester Rec

Gardening: CDES Wed., and ACES Fri.

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Woodworking FH Mon and Tues and CAMS Thu

Took students to Kartbahn

Cheese making: Thurs. CAMS; Mon. and Tues., FHCS; Wed., CDES; Friday ACES

Root Beer making: CAMS Thursday; CDES Wednesday. Will do in next few weeks in ACES and FHCS

Car care and repair: FHCS Monday and Tuesday

Hiking

Dog training: CDES and ACES (Dog is an honorary member of the FH after school program.

Supported and planned for GPS camp

facilitating workshop at GPS

Meets with interagency group second Tuesday of every month at FHCS

Facilitating Incredible Years with Shirley on Thursdays at CDES (for parents)

Debriefed with facilitator.

ACES – Fridays: social emotional work; outings related to Language Arts; trips to CAMS for transitional support (end year)

Sharon Brown




Planned for and supported GPS camp

My group work ended at the beginning of June: o team building work at Mill Village with the grades 3,4,& 5 and o my boys and girls groups at Wickwire.

Transported youth to IWK specialist appointment,

High school student mentoring with elementary student began in June

Will be assisting Mill Village School with their class trip to Brigadoon in June.

Co‐facilitation and workshops GPS girls’ camp

Privacy Workshop

Interagency group first Monday of May

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New intakes

Debrief with facilitator

BRIGADOON MAY 21,22,23 T-SHIRTS; INTRODUCTION; SURVIVAL BRACELETS; CA-

NOEING; YOUTH—LED ACTIVI-

TIES ; BIRTHDAY PARTY ... 1

SELF-DEFENSE; SURVIVAL; RELATIONSHIP ISSUES; HEALTHY SEXUALITY; YAC; CAMPFIRE ...................... 2

CAREERS; YOUTH PRO-

JECT; TRACKING DOG; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS; HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS; HUMAN TRAF-

FICKING ......................... 3 GPS 2014SUP PO RT ING G IRLS ’ POWE R A ND ST RE NG T H— SUP P ORT ING

YO UNG WO ME N I N F I NDI NG ST RO NG DI RE CT ION

Partnership of the South Shore SchoolsPlus and Lunenburg County

RCMP for the Name the Shame Project funded by Crime Prevention

NS

Big Canoe Thanks to Steve at Brigadoon, a professional instructor and life guard, who gave us safety course, and took us close to shore for pad-dling. Though the mosquitoes were thick, we had a great time!

We were all given great bags of loot when

we arrived—fun and useful gi s were

inside.

Dave Brennan, SchoolsPlus Outreach,

showed us how to make survival bracelets

and taught us many uses. He kindly

brought two neat prizes for a draw—a

headlamp for night trails and a knot‐tying

instruc on book.

INTROANDSURVIVALBRACELETS

T-Shirts

We decided to design our own T— shirts this year and had a lot of fun doing that! GPS 2014 T-shirt event unveiled many talented artists!

Happy birthday! Steve, who works at Brigadoon, and took care of us, made sure that Chef Adam made a fine birthday cake!

GHOST STORIES

Thanks to our youth who were great leaders!

Getting Out Alive Thanks to Jody Conrad, Chester Recreation, for

an astounding morning of survival skills

Jody taught us to use all of our senses, to keep warm and leave clues as to where we were if lost. He taught us to find shelter and use things in the woods to survive, and to find materials to keep us away from the ground and protected. He taught us how important it was to be found, and to make sure we did not waste time in preserving body heat, and finding protection.

HERE AT GPS I WAS GIVEN THE CHANCE TO BE

MYSELF ...AND I NEVER FELT BETTER.

ATTENDEE

SELF DEFENSE:

Victor Swinnimer

Victor Swinnimer, from the Bridgewater Uechi Ryu Ka-

rate Club, and recently named Karate Nova Sco-

tia™s dojo sensei of the year. gave us lessons in self-

defense.

Flirting with Danger Constable Brandy Steeves presented Flirting with Dan-ger, a video about relation-ship issues, and hypersexuali-zation—discussion followed.

YAC Several members of the Youth Advisory Committee gave a presentation on the work of the commit-tee this year, which includes CKBW public service announcements, anti violence and anti-harassment videos. They spoke about the design and communications training they are receiving from Candace Ellicott in partnership with SchoolsPlus, and the plans for their booth at the Big Ex this coming sum-mer. They spoke about the awards they have won (Ministers Leadership Award in Crime Prevention in the Youth category for 2014 and Lieutenant Governor’s Respectful Citizenship Award ). All youth were invited to join.

A most fashionable mummy—set to go out on the early Egyptian town!

Ready to cook supper over an open fire! Thanks to Steve and Chef Adam and kitchen staff!

We loved Ammo the tracking dog Thanks to Sgt. Bushie who brought Ammo the tracking

dog for a demonstration

All ready for next year!

Thanks to Dori Palmiere Dori, from the Youth Project, talked

to us about gender and orientation,

inclusion, and respect.

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUAL WELLNESS

Thanks to Sarah Haughn and Sharon Brown, SchoolsPlus Outreach for the session on healthy rela onships and sexual wellness—a lot learned!

Thanks to Alyson Boyce, Social Worker Alyson ran sessions on self-esteem, and

strategies for remaining calm, and dealing

with stress.—she was a great chaperone !

Thanks to Constable Natasha

Jamieson – H Div. RCMP– Human

Trafficking / Federal Opera ons

for her presenta on on Human

Trafficking Awareness

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Many thanks to the team and organizing partners: Ryan Sperry, Dave Brennan, Sharon Brown, Paula Davison, Sarah Haughn, intern Kimber Harnish SchoolsPlus, and Consta-bles Brandy Steeves and Glenda Rubia, Lunenburg County RCMP, who organised, drove, chaperoned, gathered supplies, booked speakers, created instructional materials, gathered paperwork, led sessions, and mentored the youth leaders, along with a host of other tasks. Also a debt of gratitude to Crime Prevention Nova Scotia who fund this and many of our project activities, and to staff at Brigadoon! Most of all, thanks to the young women who were strong, committed, and who made the event spectacular! Thanks to Bridgett Morgan whose idea this was.— Shirley Burris, Facilitator, South Shore SchoolsPlus

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Status Report April for June meeting 2014 - SSRCE · Volcano in My Tummy – CDES Tuesday’s Providing transportation to families whenever needed (transporting students and transporting